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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
HOPE FOR EAUS SCHEME.
THE SENATE AGREES TO CHARTER
HIS SHIP RAILWAY,

And Puts Fifteen Millions More to the
Naval Appropriation-Passa of the
Anti-Mormon Bill by the House-Van
wyck Stirs Up the Bay State Men-The
Texas Inquiry-Capitai Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1S.-A resolution
for the Massachusetts, legislature advocating
the building of an efficient navy, and petit
ton from Iowa for an international board of
arbitration were presented the senate Thurs
day. Bills were introduced for the extirpa-
ton Of cattle diseases and for the relief of
John Roachs assignees; also to create a na-
val reserve. A petition from Kansas asking
the passage of the dependent pensions bill
over the presidents veto was read. The SEN
ate then resumed consideration of Hale's ma
val increase bill, and it was passei-yeas, 40;
nays, Z. 1t appropriates SIS, 400, 900 to build
harbor defense vessels, torpedo-boats and
ght-draft gunboats. and to supply arma-
ment and torpedoes, and spreads the appro-
priation over five years Thirty-two house
bills were then passed. The bills relate to mat
tars of no general Importance The Eads' ship
railway bill then came uD and Vest offered
a substitute which Incorporates Capt
Eads aud eighty others as the At
lantic & Pacific Ship Railway company, and
permits them to issue stock not to exceed
Sl10, 100000. The charter Is wooded if 10 per
cent, OF the stock is not subscribed and a
meeting of the stockholders held in New York
OF Washington to elect directors inside of
two years This substitute was amended SC
as to provide certain restrictions on the issue
Of ef, of, aud boz,
nays. 7-Edmunds, Jones of Arkansas, Nor
rill, Plat, Vance, Van Wyck and Wilson of
Iowa. The bill to incorporate the Maritime
Canal company of Nicaragua, was then
taken up, but went over as unfinished bust
ness, and the senate. adjourned.
The house refused to pass the Texas seed
bill over the presidents veto, the vote on the
question, ''Shall the bill pass the presidents
objections TO the con trary notwithstanding"
being-yeas, S3; nays, 100. The conference
report on the anti-Mormou bill was agreed
to, Bennett, of North Carolina, speaking Wig
orouSly against the provision allowing the
wife to testify against the husband, because
if she refused, the bill permitted that refusal
to work to the injury of the defendant, The
vote on agreement waS-yeas 2tr!: nays, 40 In
committee OF the whole the house took up the
consular and diplomatic bill, and Belmont
offered substitute for SO much of the bill as
had not been agreed to. The substitute cuts
off the proposed increase of salaries, and il
was adopted, and the bill, as amended, passed.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, with the
senate amendments, was reported by Ran
dali and non-concurrence in nearly all the
amendments recommended The Republicans
asked that the amendments be read, when
the point of no quorum was raised and the
house ad iourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
THE only feature of general Importance

THE only feature of general Importance
and worthy OF public consideration in
reference to the Two days session of the
Illinois encampment of the Grand Army,
was the introduction and consideration OF
a preamble and two resolutions submits
ted By cx-Adjutant General John h.
Bennett, of Chicago. criticising the late
veto of President Cleveland of the de
pendent soldiers bill. Probably in all
the history OF the Grand Army there was
never so exciting a debate. The order
long since divorced itself from politics,
but Benefits resolutions were so injudi-
ciously and ungramatically and ungener-
ously prepared, and SO open in assaults
upon the positions assumed BY the presi-
dent that it was utterly impossible for
Department Commander Post to restrain
his excited comrades. Among the distn-
guished delegates present were such well
known democratic politicians as Com
rade Fred Marsh, United States marshal
for the northern district; Comrade Ans
drew WEIGH. collector of the Chicago
district, and Comrade DR.. George A,
Wilson, collector of the Peoria district
Comrade Colonel Wesford Taggart, rep
resentative from Douglas county. And
yet, during all the heated and exaspera-
ting debate, there was but one well known
democrat. and he, Comrade O'Donnell,
of Chicago, who participated. On the
contrary. Commander in Chief Lucius
Fairchild ,ex- Collector Luciau B. Croker
of LaSalIc county, Colonel Isaac Gle
ments, of Carbonate trustee of the
Southern penitentiary, and many other
active and Influential delegates were
outspokeu in condemnation OF any &C
ton that should compromise the depart
ment of Illinois. Upon all sides the
opening of the door to adebate on the de-
pendent pension bill is regarded as a
very unfortunate mistake.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
The President is Right.

While the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie claims to be a non-political organiza-
ton, it is very evident that some of its
members are saturated with partisanship
of the most bitter quslity. A vivid Illus
tration of this is shown in the avidity
with which certain republican wire
pullers seized upon President Cleveland's
veto of the dependent pension bill, to
give his administration a slap. The
more conservative members were adj
verse to criticizing the presidents action
at all, while many commended his cour>
age and honesty of purpose in taking
such decisive step. Some of the hot
heads went so far as TO charge the presi-
dent with classifying the record and per
venting the truth, bat fortunately these
individuals had few followers
The old soldiers have no cause to com
plain of their treatment in the matter of
pensions. From 1861 to 1886, inclusive,
the Government has paid in pensions
$S0S, CASH. Ia that period 1,01S,735
claims have been filed. and 561,5 SO
claims have been allowed. Heretofore
pensions have been confined to those
who were injured in the service, or to
those dependent on those who died in
the service.
But this did not suffice; the appetite
for pensions grew with what it fed upon,
and both houses of congress passed bill
giving pension to all who had served
in the Federal army who were unable or
who imagined they were unable to sap
port themselves. The bill was well de-
fined by Gen. Bragg, himself a disiin-
guished Union soldier. as a bill to en-
courage mendicancy and to put
premium on perjury. 1t is necessary 10
recall these facts in order to fully appre-
ciate the Importance Of the presidents
veto Under these circumstances lis
course was plain; but it required cour>
age of the best kind, and the highest con-
fidence in the intelligence and in the
patriotism of the people
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. ls.--Capt, Unger, who
killed Edward Bohle, testified in his own be-
half Thursday. Hs said that Bohle was in
the habit Of getting angry and cursing every
thing, when business did not 60 10 suit him.
On the night of the killing Bohle was partic-
ularly angry and charged Unger with being
a thief Said Unger: Il told him not to
call me such names At that Bohle struck
me with his fist while was fixing the fire
with the poker. jumped to my feet and
struck him with the poker. He grabbed a
knife from the table and struck at me.
ran from him and thought Of the tool chest.
ran to it and seized a hammer and struck
at him as he was running at me. The flat
end Of the hammer struck him on the head.
He stabbed at me once and wounded me on
the hand [Unger here pointed to the cut]
then struck him on the top Of the head witt
all my strength. He staggered and fell or
the sofa and saw that he was dead" I'm
ger then said he disposed Of the body secret,
20 as to avoid the disgrace
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

MARsHFIELD, Wis, FEB lS-About fou
weeks ago the body of an old man was found
about one mile south of Sherry Station, neal
this city, lying beside the railroad track
When found life had been extinct for somr
hours At the inquest II transpire that the
deceased met his death by being struck by
the midnight express. A the inquest two
men swore that the deceased was one John
Newton, formerly resident of Junction
City. All the witnesses had been near
neighbors of Newton, AMI a verdict was rea-
dered in accordance with the facts by the
coroner's jury. Newton's sister and nephew
being telegraphed for came and took the
body in care, and the remains were buriel
at Stevens Point John Newton has sud
denly appeared at Hurley, Wis, and has
written his relatives that he is alive and we'll
F. F, Ooster, chairman Of the town of Car.
son, at once went to Hurley to verify the
story, and found Newton at that place, and
at work. Ooster and Newton have been
friends for years, and it is now a settled fact
that Newton is alive and will not be killed
by any coroner's jury or newspaper.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

RICHMOND Ind, Feb. 1S-John Riser
claiming to re present the Field French Piano
and Organ company, st. Louis, Mo, cam,
here several days ago, exciting suspicion by
his actions, which led to inquiries of tn,
above nam,d firm, who disclaimed knowI
edge of Riser, but stated that a man named
Brown had stolen a piano and $500 by mean:
of forged draft, and inclosed photograph
which proved Kiser to be the man. Mean
while kiser went to Cambridge City, hired
horse and buggy, with which he drove tt
Greenville, Ohio, and was In the act of sell
ing them when arrested by the marshal. H,
was brought here at 1:3o Thursday after
noon. The grand jury being in session hi
was arraigned in the circuit court, and a
80 was sentenced to the penitentiary fol
two wears
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb Is -Hale's bill
providing an efficient system of coast de-
Tense for sesports, first appropriates slO,-
900 900 for the construction of heavily ar
mored vessels, or floating batteries or rams
to be used exclusively for harbor and coast
defense, and puts tine expenditure Of the
mon y IN the hands of the president next
sI,2oo, Co is appropriated to build light
draught gunuoats suitable for interior water
ways ami canals. Twelve hundred thousand
IS then given for torpedo boats and torpedoes
AMI appliances to be operated from naval
vessels and floating batteries. Three mill
ions is provided for armament, and every
thing connected with the construction of the
vessels, etc, is to be obtained in the United
States
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb 1s-The Minnesota
Ihresher company was organized here
Wednesday. This is a Boston corporation,
and is said to control the credits of the North
western Car company, of Saltwater, Mimi,
which went into receivers hands some three
years ago, in such form that its organization
IS really the reorganization of the old com
pany. Among those present at the meetin
were Judge Flandrau and R. a. Kirk, of St
Paul, Henry D. Hyde, ]. H. Bowler, and
W. A. Rust, of Boston; D. B. Dewey and L.
F. Lawrence, Of the First National bank o.
Chicago, and Senator Sabin. The officers
elected for the new company are: D. B.
Dewey, president; J. H Bowler, vice presi-
r. A. Kirk, secre tary, aid F. A. Prince, OF
saltwater, treasurer The capital stock of
the new company is s., 100000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. is la the joint ses.
sion of the legislature Thursday two more
ballots for United States senator were taken.
There was no change from the vote OF
Wednesday, Sewell and ALBEIT each receiv.
ing IS, and the remaining II votes being
divided among eight other candidates
After the voting in joint session for United
States senator the assembly reconvened and
proceeded to take up the majority and mi.
nority reports on the two contested seats,
the decision in which promises to affect the
senatorial question owing to the closeness in
the strength Of the two parties on joint
ballot. The majority report recommends,
the unseating of the Democrats, Messrs.
Walter and Tuerley, and the seating of their
opponents. 1t was a furious and protracted
struggle. but the Democrats were finally vic,
torious, the minority report being substi
tuted for the majority, and the Democratic
contestants seated by the close vote of 80 &c
20 in each case.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
DEFENDING CAKES AMES.


WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. lS-When the
Eads ship railway bill was under discussion
i'll the senate Thursday Van Wyck, speaking
to an amendment he had offered, referred &c
the history of the Union Pacific railway, and
of the Credit mObilier, with which respecta-
bic men were connected, some from Massachu-
sets. Dawes said he agreed with Mr. Lin
coin in his aphorism that gunpowder can
never be burnt but once; the powder Of Van
Nyck had been burned good many years
ago, but the time had come when the smoke
OF ii had passed away. The men reflected
upon had sacrificed their fortunes in the
service of their country, but the honest
Judgment of the American people had
erected a monument on the highest point CT
the Pacific railroad to the memory of the
men who were maligned in that day by those
unworthy to unloose the latchets of their
shoes
Hear, who was not present during the
early part of the discussion, and who as
sumed that reflections had been cast on
Cakes Ames defended the latter, and said
be had gone to his grave honored and re-
spected.
Van Wyck protested that he meant no re-
Election on the deceased; that he had not
mentioned his name, and did not
have any one man in his mind; he
spoke in general way only.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

BALTIMORE, Feb. Is, The Merchants and
Manufacturers association held their annual
banquet at the Carrolton Thursday evening
Covers were laid for eco persons. Ther
were many distinguished people present, in
Guiding United States Senators Hawley O.
Connecticut, Morgan of Alabama, Gormas
and Wilson Of Maryland; Representative
W. c. 7. Breckenridge of Arkansas, Long OF
Massachusetts,, Butterworth Of Ohio, Hen
derson of Iowa, Norwood of Georgia, an6
Bacon of New York. A number of toast
were responded to, Senator Hale dealing
with coast defenses. In the course of hn
speech he said We wanted no annexation
not even of an island. unless We can wade T.,
it; neither did We want war; but we did de
sire to be in position where it would b.
safe to exercise the great Amerit an privilege
of talking back
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

SPRINGFIELD Ills, Feb. In-The stat.
senate Thursday passed to third reading the
bill raising the ''age of consent TO Il years
The Hibernian Rifles, Of Chicago, sent tt
every senator petition against the clause OF
the militia bill which prohibits independent
military companies from carrying arms OF
parade, and they were all presented The
bill fixing the salary of members of the legis,
lature at 81 600 after 1889 was read the third
time, and then voted down. The house adj
vanced a number of bills to second reading.
The appropriations committee has in its
hands bills presented in the house appropri.
atins 81, s93, 10 10, and this does not include
appropriations for school purposes or tn,
state government
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
KNIGHTo NOT POLITICIANS
fowderly Makes a Few Remarks Aboat
the Labor

fowderly Makes a Few Remarks Aboat
the Labor Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Is.-General Master
Workman Powderly SAID Thursday r;ght
that the order OF knights of Labor must not
be dragged into politics. Ii local assemblies
elect delegates to the Cincinnati convention
next week, those delegates can only speak
for the locals that sent them there, AMI not
for the order in general The Knights of
Labor as an organization will not be repre-
sented in that convention, and any action,
political or other wise, adopted there will not
be regular or binding upon the members OF
the Knights of Labor.
Personally, | am n protect ionist, sail
Mr.. Powderly, but the question of protec-
ton or free trade is not the most important
oIe to be discussed by workingman in their
efforts to solve the problem of Industrial
emancipation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

CHICAGO, Feb. ls,-George Ducharme,
better known as Tom Chambers unknown
and James Dohogany, who fought a draw
with Frank Glover on three different occa.
sions, fought twenty rounds at point just
outside the city limits Thursday night Tn.
fight was witnessed about fifty board o.
trade operators and was for the gate receipts
which amounted to $500. The fight was SC
fierce and the blows that were exchanged
were so severe that many of the spectators
weakened and were obliged to leave the
room Ducharme had the best of the fight
all the way through and finally knocked
Dohogany out At the close both men wer,
covered with blood, their jaws and eyes wer
swollen and black and their features gener
ally distorted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. lS.-H. E. Simpson,
postmaster at Albright, NJ. T., writes as fol.
lows: The cattle in the ranges are dying by
the thousands. Our winter has been com.
paratiyely mild, but we have not had any
''chinooks" that we generally have. / have
lost 80 per cent of my cattle. A large NUN.
Der of native steers have been driven into the
bottoms, and are dying like flies For days
the range cattle have been coming into the
valley by the thousands, wandering back and
forth before the storm till they drop in tbeii
tracks
A stockman of eighteen years experience
writes from Billings; This is the hardest win.
ter l ever experienced. Iestimate my loss 81
80 per cent. now, and think it will reach n
per cen:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS. 1887.

THE San Francisco Arg0Rdaas New
York correspondent, apropos of the alice
ton of the average champagne sup
per, relates tale of well known
member of swelldom. One night recently
he as leaving for the evening when he
slipped and fell in the marble hall, He
made strange crash in his fall. Footmen
ran, but the youth was too spry for them
He passed nimbly out into the cold world,
leaving on the marble the fragments OF a
magnum of Pommery Sec which he had
in the cavernous depths of his oyercoa'.
The New York Sun, it may be remem-
bered, grew powerfully indignant over
the manners OF the vulgar herd at the
Chinese minister's ball,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

CHICAGO, Feb. lS-The labor delegates
from this city AMI vicinity TO tn Industrial;
Union convention, which assemblies at Gin.
ciEnati Feb -, are busy arranging for AT
tendance 4 very larg, delegation will 60
from here, including r. delegates from the
northwest, ami the managers iiave arranged
with the Louisville, New A bluv a Chicago
railway tMonon rout} for excur-ioa rates IL
Cincinnati and return The fare agreed upon
for the round trip is SSS5.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
An Editor on the Dissecting Table.

BALTIMORE, Feb lS-Mr Ernest W Rau,
a German, editor of Bavarian weekly paper,
called Baerische Wochenblatt, died Wednes-
day morning at the home of Warner REEVE,
with whom he boarded A certificate of death
was duly issued and a burial permit given by
the health commissioner Thursday after
noon word was received at police headquar-
tiers that Rau's body was in the dissecting-
room of the Maryland university. Upon in
vestigation by the police it was discovered
that the body had not been buried at all, but
had been sold to the medical college by REEVE
for $40. REEVE was arrested. He explained
that he did not sell the body for his own ben
eft. and that be was only carrying out the
wish of Rau, and did not know be was vio-
latiog law. The post norton developed
the fact that death was due to exposure and
excessive drink
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1S.-Regarding
the alleged violation of the law relating to
the issue of small notes by Secretary Man
ming, Gen. Weaver, of Iowa, says Speaker
Carlisle asked ths president to instruct the
secretary to obey the letter of the law. The
speaker testities that he had the prcmi5s of
The presi dent that the request would be
made, and the general believes that the re.
quest got as far as the secretarys door and
he refused to receive it. The general is not
going to allow the matter tc rest here, and
in about month will call a meeting, to be
held in Cincinnati, of the silver men, the
Knights of Labor and the Greenblckers. to
protest against what he calls the wall
street financial tactics of the administra-
tiOD
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 1s.-Henry Wat
terson was in this city THURSDAY, and was
asked If he would support Cleveland for pres
ident in lsSs He lodged the question by
saying that The Ccurier-Journat would adj
vocate the election of the Democratic nomi-
nee, who would not be Hill, because he would
run for governor of New York AMI support
Cleveland with a view of maxim, try for
the presidency in 1872. Carlisle, he said, was
not candidate for senator from Kentucky
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
AS STRANGE AS FICTION.
A MINNESOTA CONVICT TELLS A RE-
MARkABLE STORY.
He Sacrifices His Liberty for Life to
Death in Washington City-To What
Base Uses an Editor May Come-News
Novelties of Various sorts.

Death III ""ohthStoh Wy
Base Uses an Editor May Come-News
Novelties of Various sorts.
ST PAUL, Feb. 1s-Members of the lie ,is-
lature visited the state prison at Saltwater
Thursday. Michael Kelly, convict, gave to
lgnatius Donnelly statement of his case.
Kelly has served twelve years of lie sen
tehce for the murder of Barney Lamb, Of St
Paul, in lSsi He now says the killing was
done by his wife; that he kept it secret to
save her His story is as follows: THE
facts in the case are that the I'M
fortunate man, Barney Lamb, was my
near neighbor We became involved
in quarrel and fight Before we COM
menced to fight had my cavalry sword
with me, which | gave to my wife to take to
the house, but she did not do so, aud when
Lamb had ME by the hair of the head and
held me opposite his waist MY wife, suppos-
ing he would do me bodily harm, cried to
him to let me up, at the same time showing
him from me, and that was the time the
fatal wound was given with the sword But
the sword was not in my hands. did not
divulge this fact ut the trial, for had nc
fear of being convicted, as | knew did moi
kill Lamb, and yet | was moved by more
powerful incentive most sacred to me, next
to my God. She was my wife, mother Of
my children, aud | loved herr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-18
MIRACULOUS BELl-RINGING.


WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. ia remark
able coinciden &c happened Wednesday morn,
ing at the death of Miss A. L. Duffy, s
daughter Of Capt. o. E. Duffy, the patent
attorney. Miss Duffy had lain in dying
condition for several hours, being surrounded
by the members of her Immediate family.
Size was conscious to the last and talked
calmly with those about her until a moment
or two before the end The watcher had
scarcely made the announcement that she
was dead when a servant from below en-.
tered the room in answer to a summon Of the
call-bell. No one had rung, and the peculiar
ity of the circumstance was in the fact that
all of the six bells placed in the dining room
and communicating with the different rooms
Of the house had rung violently at the in.
slant when the death took place. The bells,
with one exception, had not rung since Mr..
Duffy moved to his present home, the wires
connecting them being broken. The affair
created feeling OF awe over the household,
and no explanation of the iaystery has been
made